encountering old enemies along the way. In the second half of the six-episode season, The Group's headquarters is destroyed, leaving the team to believe that Amanda and her co-conspirators are dead. After being abducted by the presumed-dead Amanda, Fletcher leaps out of a window as a last resort and soon after succumbs to his injuries, but not before whispering to Nikita that both Amanda and her Doubles are still very much alive. The team comes together for one last mission: to bring down Amanda and the Doubles. Nikita and Alex begin to kill off the remaining clones contrary to Michael's will. At their final stop on their path of destruction, Nikita and Alex obtain a list of all of the Doubles, which is sent out to the news outlets and Birkhoff's secure server. Nikita, Alex, and Birkhoff are arrested and placed in a maximum-security prison, where Amanda visits Nikita to say goodbye. After Nikita breaks free in front of Amanda, she places her in the restraints and reveals that no one was, in fact, killed on their final mission. Nikita and Alex had actually used tranquilizer bullets instead of live ammunition on the remaining heads of the Group (or "The Shop") and had faked the deaths of the others as well. Meanwhile. Michael and Sam release the real, original officials. Nikita explains how in every step of the way, her main goal was to get face-to-face with Amanda and kill her. However, she has changed her mind and would rather see Amanda suffer imprisonment for life and never be heard from again. She walks out as Amanda begins screaming in protest, the door closing behind her. We then see where the characters have ultimately headed in their new lives of freedom. Birkhoff has released Shadownet to the general public to safeguard them from the government's prying eyes and, although not seen, Birkhoff mentions that Sonya is waiting for him in London. Alex is touring the country as a spokesperson and Sam is her bodyguard/head of security. The happily married Nikita and Michael are residing on a beach in Ecuador where they can continue to work on their own small missions together, helping innocent people in need. Production Conception The CW had long been interested in an action-adventure series centered on a strong female character. On January 27, 2010, The CW ordered a pilot episode of Nikita. The 2010 television series